I’m almost always disappointed by buffets, and I’m not just talking about those suburban brunch monstrosities, with their questionable produce and meat-carving stations. I’ve also been let down by most buffets at restaurants with a more exotic, global bent. They seem like such a good idea, a way to experience…
Last week, Joe Vostrejs, the COO of Larimer Associates, was heading home from Madison Street, the Congress Park neighborhood restaurant he opened in October of last year, when he started to think about dots — specifically, connecting those dots to Troy Guard, the chef/owner of TAG and TAG RAW BAR,…
A reader shot us an e-mail earlier today, posing a food-related question to “Ask a Mexican” columnist Gustavo Arellano: I absolutely love flour tortillas made with lard, but I have not been able to find a place that sells them in Denver. Everyone seems to think that vegetable shortening will…
When the plans started forming for Satchel’s on 6th, which opened this weekend at 1710 East Sixth Avenue, one member of the original crew from Satchel’s Market was notably missing — specifically, former chef Jens Patrik Landberg. Turns out, the Swedish native had his own restaurant up his sleeve. He’s…
According to the Wall Street Journal, this is the peak of egg season — or something like that, since this declaration comes alongside an explanation that says the “peak” will last for the next nine months. Regardless, the paper rounded up recipes for five egg dishes from restaurants across the…
For the past two years, Cindy English has hawked her pupusas from among the vendors that line the sunny path at the Boulder Farmers’ Market, and last year, she expanded her operation to the frozen-foods section of Whole Foods, beginning with the Pearl Street store and eventually making her way…
Last night, Denver’s who’s who of chefs congregated at the Colorado Convention Center for Chefs Up Front Denver, a fundraiser that benefited Cooking Matters, a nonprofit that fights childhood hunger and malnutrition and teaches healthy food courses to underserved families on a budget. The multiple-course dinners, prepared tableside by Denver’s…
Whether you’re more excited about getting your grub on circa April 20 — the worldwide official day celebrating all things cannabinoid — or April 22, Earth Day, there are plenty of food-related events taking place around town. Here’s what’s on the menu:…
On Friday night, I made dinner reservations in the bar of a restaurant that’s run by a chef who’s very familiar with my unapologetic disdain for filet mignon, and, as you can see from the above snap, my place setting that evening drove the point home. I do, however, have…
Sean Kenyon knows how to pour out both drinks and advice. A third-generation bar man with almost 25 years behind the bar, he is a student of cocktail history, a United States Bartenders Guild-certified Spirits Professional and a BAR Ready graduate of the prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource Program. You can…
Last week Cafe Society served up five Guess Where contests, featuring everything from a sausage and red pepper cannoli at Dolce Sicilia to a still unidentified bowl of mussels to this favorite cheesesteak. For correctly identifying it as coming from Bono’s in Golden, Steve wins an EatDenver deck…
In Denver, no food inspires more heated discussion than green chile — that thick, porky concoction that’s native to this state. After we served up our list of “Denver’s five best green chile fixes, everyone weighed in with their favorites: Benny’s, Santiago’s, Brewery Bar II, La Loma. Everyone, that is,…
It’s tax day, and few people are feeling the heat like the town’s overworked CPAs. If a certified accountant remembered to “file” at either Morton’s locations for a complimentary three-course steak-and-seafood dinner for two, the winners can claim their prize today. Visit www.mortons.com for more information. P.F. Chang’s locations are…
Cafe Society posts provided plenty to chew on last week — from whether kids should be welcome at nice restaurants to whether a bar can be too nice to be a dive. Our list of “Denver’s five best dive bars” inspired this definition from Stealth2: Dive bar: a “new” bar…
In case you haven’t heard, Denver is a city that’s obsessed — like, really obsessed — with its green chile. We smother it — unlike everywhere else in the country — on absolutely everything. We’ve even heard stories of people who put it in milkshakes, on top of chocolate cake…
We were baffled when Chipotle started wrapping its burritos and tacos in gold foil in the name of a new promotion (because the ingredients are solid gold, get it?). Not only is it a dumb marketing ploy, but it’s undoubtedly costing the homegrown restaurant chain plenty of extra packaging cash,…
It had just gone 6 p.m., when light driblets of rain began to drop from the clouds, but the dozens of people with their noses to the window, peering in to catch a glimpse of the famous French chef, didn’t seem to notice. Some, determined to be one of the…
News leaked earlier this year that Denver-based Chipotle had registered the name ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, suggesting what might be in store for the Asian concept the company was planning on unveiling. And after months of keeping silent about it, the burrito chain is finally divulging a little information: ShopHouse…
We’re proponents of good old-fashioned face-to-face socializing when it comes to finding dates in this town, and in Best of Denver 2011, we noted that Common Grounds is the Best Coffeehouse for Finding a Date. Why? Because there’s ample opportunity to mingle. On Fridays, we’re revealing additional spots in Denver…
Happy Place: Reiver’s Bar and Grill, 1085 South Gaylord Street, 303-733-8856 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. to close. The Deals: $2.50-$6 beer specials; $10 buckets of beer; $2.50 cocktails, half-price appetizers. Were we happy? Flip the page to find out…
Don’t put on your dancing shoes yet, Creekers. After an epic, hours-long liquor-license hearing March 25 at the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses, Michael Olsen’s plans to put a version of his Hush nightclub into the subterranean space at 250 Steele Street seem doomed. Olsen has until the close…
The shot above was taken at a restaurant, whose kitchen crew really knows how to flex its muscles…at least when it comes to mussels. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Where am I drinking/eating posts is entered into…
